Toy vehicle



Nv. 16 1926. A 1,607,402

l T, G. LEONARDI TOY VEHI CLE Filed Dec. 22, 1925 2 Sheets-Shee l INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Nov. 16 1926. 1,607,402

` v T. G. LEONARD! TOY VEHICLE Filed Dec. 22, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Fier-21- mvrimonl A mma'leol i BY i I ATroRNEYs Patented Nov. 16, 1926.

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THoMAs' GAETANO LnoNAnnr, or BROOKLYN. new Yon-K.

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Application filed December 22, 1925. Serial` No. 76,997.

This' invention relates to toy vehicles and has for an object to provide an improved construction wherein accommodation is provided for several children.

Another object of the invention is to .provide a toy wheel vehicle which may bepropelled by one of the occupants, the arrangement being such thatrneans are provided for supporting a child for propelling the' vehicle and f r supporting another chile a passenger. f

A turtherobject of the invention is to provide a wheel vehicle wherein one or more children may ber transported, the arrangement beingsuch that one ot the childrenv may propel the vehicle or a person' walking may pull the vehicle and steer the same at the saine time.

In the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a side view of a toy vehicle, disclosing an embodiment ot the invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the structure shownV in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a rear view of the structure shown in Figure 1 with the steering mechanism eliminated.

Figure t is a sectional view through ure 1 on line 4 4.

Figure 5 is al side view similar to the lett hand part of the showing in' Figure 1 with a tongue or handle shown connected thereto.

Figure 6 is an enlarged detail fragmentary perspective 'view ot one end of the tongue or handle shown in' Figure 5.

Figure 7 is a detail ti'afgin'entary perspective view oi? part of the rearr axle and rear bracing and supporting members.

Referring' to the accompanying drawings by numerals, 1 indicates a front wheel and 2 and 3 indicate rear wheels. The rear wheels 2 and 3 are rotatably mounted on' the shaft l while thel front wheel 2 is secured to .an axle 5 in any desired manner, which axle in turn is rotatably mounted in the yoke 6 to which the bar or upright 7 is securedY Adjacent the extreme outer ends of. the axle 5 are secured cranks V8 carrying suitable pedals v9 whereby the wheel 2 may be rotated for propelling the vehicle. The yoke 6 is made preferably from a pair ot metallic members,v each member having* an upwardly extending Section A1()` bolted' or otherwise rigidly secured to the upright 7. The upright 7 has'a handle bar 11 connected therewith in any desired manner, said han- `dle bar in turn being provided with a pair of grips 12. Arrangedy slightly above the wheel' 2 is a U-shaped bracket 13 having` an aperture in each of the. legs of the U-sha'ped structure for accommodating the removable pin 1-1. The pin 14s extends through part ci? the U-shaped bracket or. fitting' 15, which racket or fitting is provided with flanges 16 through which rivetsl or bolts 17 extend, said rivets or bolts in turn extending; through a central bar 18. Connected to the fron-t part of the uprights 7 is a plate 19 havin-g ears 2O which carry a rod 21. This rod is adapted to receive the hook 22 of the tongue or handle 23 (Figures 5 and 6). The hook 22 vis provided with a depressed portion 24 and an extension 25' rivetedv or otherwise secured to the handlev 23. A. tootrest 26 is riveted or otherwise secured in the detongue 23 is in operation, the person sitting on the seat may rest his or her feet on the foot rest- 26 while another person pulls the vehicle. The hook 22 is an open hooi; and, consequently, the tongue 23 may be applied and removed' at any time but when in position it is partly around the rod 21 and between the ears 2O whereby the front wheel may be steered.

The bar 18 is bolted or votherwise rigidly secured to the center of the seat 27, which seat is also bolted or otherwise rigidly secured to a piece of strap iron y28 bent at 29 so that the upper end of section 30"may be bolted or otherwise secured to aside supporting beam 31. The end of the supporting strap 28 opposite section 30 is twisted and clamped to a vertical Asection by a suitable bolt. The section 32 extends downwardly from the strap 28 onone side oi" the vehicle beneath the front part of the rear seat 33 and up on the opposite side where it is connected to the other strap 28, there being an identical arrangement of straps' 28 on opposite sides of the vehicle. On each side of the vehicle there is' a foot supporting strap 34 bolted or otherwise secured at 35 to the strap 28 and' seat 27 while the opposite end is bolted or otherwise .secured at 36 to the lower part ot section 32 and to seat 33. A foot receiving support or board 37 is riveted or otherwise secured to the inclined section 38 of strap 34 as shown particularly in Figure 1. At the rear of these'at 337 the parts are chamfered or beveled oil' at 39 and the upstanding ends 40 of the strap 41 are arranged adjacent g inse? i these inclined portions while the strap 4l extends across the under surtace ot the rear part of the seat to which it is riveted or bolted by suitable members 42. The bolts or rivets 42 also support vertical braces 43 and 44 which have the lower ends bent under the strap or bar 4l. rl`he upper part oi the bracing members 43v and 44 have secured thereto a back board or piece 45 and also a bracing metallic strap 46., rlhe ends ot the strap 46 are bent toward the trontas shown in Figure 6 and are bolted or riveted to the beams 8l. An angle bracket 47 is riveted or otherwise secured to the forwardly extending sections ot strap 45 and also bolted or otherwise secured to the respective mud guards or arm supports 48 and 49. The forward ends ot these mud guards or supports are supported by the respective sections 32 which are bolted or otherwise secured thereto at 50 and 5l. A diagonal supporting brace 52 is arranged on each side of the vehicle and at one end bolted or otherwise secured to the beam 3l by a bolt or rivet 53 which also extends through the turned over end 54 ot the bracing` strap The opposite end of the bracing beam 52 is provided with an aperture for accommodating the rear axle 4, said rear axle extending through the apertures in* the respective beams 52. A bolt 55 is provided in -each of the beams 52 and extends therethrough through one end of the respective sections 32 and also through one end of the respective straps 28 whereby all these members are connected together at this point and the parts are consequentlybraced.

In operation, when the parts are as shown in Figures l and 2, one child may sit on the seat 33 and put his feet on the foot rest 3? while a second child may sit on the iront seat 27 with his feet on the pedals 9. The secondichild is in position to propel 'the vehicle by rotating the wheel 2.V He is also in a position to steer the vehicle by properly operating the handle bars 11. It is, or". course, evident that the children could reverse the position at any time or ii' desired, one child could use the vehicle.

Under some circumstances, and adult may wish to pull the vehicle along with one or more children on the vehicle and when this is the case the tongue is used and hook 22 slipped over the rod 2l. rihis will permit the adult to pull the tongue and also move the vehicle in any desired direct-ion. It will thus be seen that the vehicle-may be used as a toy for 'the children during play and as a wagon or carriage for transportation when pulled by an adult or by another child.

What l claim is:

l, A toy vehicle, comprising a body provided with a series oit seats, a pair of traction wheels tor supporting the rear of the body, a steerable 'liront traction wheel for supporting the iront part the body, means toi-ming a socket operativelyT associated with the front traction wheel, a handle for pulling and steering the vehicle, said handle being formed with, and a removable tongue termed to interlock with said socket whereby the 'iront traction wheel may be shifted tor steering` une same.

2. A toy vehicle, comprising a series of traction wheels, means for operating certain ot said wheels tor steering the vehicle, a body mounted on said wheels, said body being formed with a rear seat near the axle oi the rear wheels, a front seat arranged above and near the front of the vehicle, a series of upper and lower bracing members connecting the two seats, means for bracing the lower seat including a pair et arm rests and a Atoot rest.

3. A toy vehicle, comprising a pair of rear wheels, a single front wheel, means including pedals 'for rotating the front wheel, a substantially vertically arranged fork and standard operatively associated with the tront wheel, a pair et handle bars for shiftsaid fork and standard for steering the trent wheel, a substantially 'Ll-shaped bracket carried by said fork and standard, and a body for said vehicle, said body including a beam at the front, a substantially U-shaped bracket extending from the front of the beam and co-acting Awith the. iirst mentioned f bracket, a pin for connecting said brackets together and permitting said fork and standard to swing 'substantiallyin a horizontal plane for steering purposes, a seat carried at the rear end ot' said beam, Va seat arrangedV near the axle et the rear wheels and below the first mentioned seat, a series oli braces connecting said rear'seat with the rear axle or the vehicle, said braces extending to near the front seat, and means for connecting said braces with the front seat.

4. A toy vehicle, comprising a series oit traction wheels, the rear traction wheels beconnected by a rear axle, frame carried by said traction wheels, said front traction wheel being connected with the frame so as to swing and thereby steer the vehicle, said trame including a top bar, a seat `connected with the top bar near the rear end ot the top bar, a seat arranged adjacentsaid rear axle and below the first mentioned seat, upper and lower bracing members'connecting said seats, and a pair ot diagonal bracing members connected with `certain of the first-,mentioned bracing members, with said seat andencircling said rear axle Ytor pivotally mounting the traine on the rear axle. f

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